Italy: Immigrant on boat suspected of having notifiable disease

During the rescue operation carried out yesterday by Orion patrol vessel of the Navy, stepped in to provide assistance to a barge, during the health checks provided by the medical staff on board and staff of the Office of Maritime Health, Air Frontier and the Ministry of Health, has been identified a suspected case of infectious disease of interest to the WHO's International Health Regulations. As news from the Ministry of Health in a statement.

"The patient was isolated on board and have turned the procedures necessary routine laid down for establishing the diagnosis of the case. Ship is still at sea. The Ministry of Health and the Navy continue the work of strengthening the surveillance device health against potential infectious risks associated with migration. Implementation of the Protocol helps to raise even more the level of protection of citizens residing in our country and the migrants themselves," the statement concludes.

What we don't know yet is just which notifiable disease this migrant has.

During the rescue operation carried out yesterday by Orion patrol vessel of the Navy, stepped in to provide assistance to a barge, during the health checks provided by the medical staff on board and staff of the Office of Maritime Health, Air Frontier and the Ministry of Health, has been identified a suspected case of infectious disease of interest to the WHO's International Health Regulations. As news from the Ministry of Health in a statement.

"The patient was isolated on board and have turned the procedures necessary routine laid down for establishing the diagnosis of the case. Ship is still at sea. The Ministry of Health and the Navy continue the work of strengthening the surveillance device health against potential infectious risks associated with migration. Implementation of the Protocol helps to raise even more the level of protection of citizens residing in our country and the migrants themselves," the statement concludes.

What we don't know yet is just which notifiable disease this migrant has.